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More New Bernlans thgn
ever, It seems to us, are try
ing to grow their own toma
toes this summer. Nothing beats
the ripe ones picked from your
own backyard vine.
Sorriest of-all. tomatoes are
the off-season kind that ..come
from out of the State. Har
vested, so we’ve been told, when
they are green, they are taste
less and. a bad buy at any price.
A fellow who walks a lot
sees some unusual sights in the
runs of a day. For example,
this week we spied an Easter
basket, with a faded ribbon bow,
along ^e curb on Neuse Boule
vard.
How It got there we’ll pro
bably never know. Maybe some
child finally decided that the
bunny doesn’t return to fill
empties, at least not until next
Easter.
Time Magazine, In Its July
2 issue, did all li^t by North
Carolina In pointing out the
nation’s nicest vacation spots.
Color photos snapped at Plne-
hurst and the Hound Ears Golf
and Ski Club, 50 miles from
Hickory were Included.
We still can’t figure why
a great many people—some of
them very well educated—say
Massa-Tusetts for Massachu
setts. Evangelist Billy Graham,
whose handling of the English
language; is downrlgdtt phenom-
inal, surprisingly joined the
ranks of the mlspronouncers
on TV the other night.
The next time you’re with a
group of your friends, distri
bute slips of paper and ask
them to write down the names
of New Bern’s founder, Baron
You Know Who, and the name
of the Republican President who
served before Kennedy, Our
guess is most everybody will
mispell both names.
Memory has a way of play
ing tricks on those of us who
are no longer young, but we’re
firmly convinced that folks
spelled better In the old days
when schools had spelling bees.
Even college graduates are lou
sy spellers today.
If it’s any comfort to you,
that so called “hot line’’ be
tween the pentagon and the
Kremlin Is tested 12 times dally,
and has been during 22 months
of operation.
Actually, it Isn’t a telephone
arrangement, but a linking of
teletype machines that print
sample messages of no sign
ificance to check accuracy of
the contraptions.
Washln^on’s hot line is In
the Pentagon’s National Mili
tary Command Center of the
United States Joint Chiefs of
Staff. Top military brass at
the center are In constant con
tact with the White House, the
President’s plane, the LBJ
Ranch, or wherever Johnson
happens to be.
Just in case you’re wonder
ing, there are alternate lines
available In event the primary
one goes on the blink. Maybe
in a few years. If we’re still
around. Red China’s develop
ment of nuclear weapons will
necessitate a party line. Mean
while, may you have pleasant
dreams.
Changing the subject to some
thing less goose bumpy, hero’s
a heartfelt word of commenda
tion to the thousands of resi
dents in our town who keep
their yards well groomed and
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The NEW BERN
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VOLUME 8
NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1965
NUMBER 15
TIME FLIES—Because so many New Bermans have
pleasant memories of Danny Kellum and Jimmie
Jones when they were kid tap dancers, we dug through
countless pictures in our files and came up with the
talented pair on stage in one of their series of Yule-
tide Revue appearances. Danny (and his brother Nor
man) graduated from Wake Forest in June, while
Jimmy is a rising senior at Spartanburg. It is doubtful
that either will ever completely lose a hankering for
show business, but wisely they realized the importance
of a college education and did something about it.
Whatever the future holds, The Mirror wishes them
well. Years pass quickly, and most of us forget rather
easily, but in the annals of New Bern’s theatrical his
tory there’s a lasting ^lace for these two youngsters
who found joy in dancing for a home town aumence.
—^Photo by Wray Studio.